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Editorial: Slow down in school zones

Editorial: Slow down in school zones

Be aware of your surroundings and make sure everyone gets to where they are headed safely...
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Jack Knox: Island's first glimpse of Queen was most poignant

Jack Knox: Island's first glimpse of Queen was most poignant

She made the first of her seven visits to Vancouver Island in 1951, the only time she came here as ­princess, not queen.
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Opinion: Ingrid Rice cartoon — God Save Our Queen

Opinion: Ingrid Rice cartoon — God Save Our Queen

Queen Elizabeth, who was 96 when she died Sept. 8, spent 70 years on the throne.
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Editorial: Literacy lessons

Editorial: Literacy lessons

International Literacy Day takes place on Thursday, September 8
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Cartoon: Math problems

Cartoon: Math problems

How are your math skills?
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Letter: Mechanical or process breakdown at BC Ferries?

Letter: Mechanical or process breakdown at BC Ferries?

'BC Ferries’ numerous mechanical breakdowns have now become a staple reason provided for their ongoing delays. Where is their preventative maintenance plan? The only plans we seem to see are reactive and corrective, which is wreaking havoc on the Coast’s ability to rely on reliable service between Horseshoe Bay and Langdale.'
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Your labour matters: celebrate the strength of Canadian workers

Your labour matters: celebrate the strength of Canadian workers

"Thank you to those who stand up again and again for everyday people." ~ North Island-Powell River MP Rachel Blaney
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Kicking the Clutter: How to deal with manipulative people

Kicking the Clutter: How to deal with manipulative people

As human beings, all of us are capable of manipulating, controlling, blaming or not telling the truth to gain something
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Letters: The Coast needs a new BC Ferries vessel – four years ago

Letters: The Coast needs a new BC Ferries vessel – four years ago

'This situation is not new – BC Ferries proposed the construction of a new ferry for Route 3 in 2018. If your ministry had approved the ask, a new ferry would have been in operation by now. Inexplicably, your ministry refused to do so.'
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Poll: Majority of qathet respondents prefer freshwater dip

Poll: Majority of qathet respondents prefer freshwater dip

66 per cent indicate choose lake swimming over ocean
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